- Title
- A young woman who has taken an overdose of paracetamol (acetaminophen)
- Creator
- Jones, A. L.
- Relation
- Davidson's Clinical Cases p. 35-37
- Relation
- http://shop.elsevier.com.au/product.jsp?isbn=9780443068942
- Publisher
- Churchill Livingstone/Elsevier
- Resource Type
- book chapter
- Date
- 2008
- Description
- This chapter investigates the case of a 23-year-old lady, 34 weeks pregnant with her first child, seen in the Accident and Emergency department after taking 28 paracetamol (500 mg) tablets. Discussed in this chapter: what would the differential diagnosis include before examining the patient?; examination; has examination narrowed down the differential diagnosis?; initial investigations; how will this patient be treated?; and global issues.
- Subject
- paracetamol; overdose; pregnancy; liver damage; acetaminophen; diagnosis; examination
- Identifier
- uon:6608
- Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/1959.13/804425
- Identifier
- ISBN:9780443068942
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